SIX CROP GARDEN FOR FAMILY OF FIVE 
This garden will take 5,000 square feet of space. To grow recommended amounts to give adequate 
vegetable supply for eating fresh, for canning, and for storage.* 


Lettuce, early 
| 
Sonn nnn rrr 
Lettuce, late x22 ee 
Beans, snaps. ee 
Carrots, early 
Carrots, late .. 
Cabbage, late 
Greens: Chard 
Spinach 
Tomatoes 
onto eee en ce rcecerssenees | 
Cabbage, early 
Peete eee eee eeseerees 
Coe crn 

EAT FRESH 
Lbs. Ft. row | 
50 150 sae 
50 150s 
75 150 ae 
75 150 ee 
50 (aoe 
75 150 | 
50 100 | 
50 100 
50 100 ia) 
150 100 
CANNED 
| 
Lbs. Ft. row 
100 200 
50 100 
50 | 100 
| 
75 150 
75 150 
375 200 


STORED 
| 
Lbs. | Ft. row 
| 
| | 
7200-42 5400 am 
200 oe 400g 
SEED & PLANT 
150 plants 
Y% oz. 
4 lbs. 
1 oz. 
2 OZ. 
48 plants 
2 pkts. 
2 OZ. 
4 |b, 
150 plants 
(staked) 
SIX CROP GARDEN FOR TWO ADULTS 
This garden will take 2,000 square feet of space. To grow recommended amounts to give adequate 
vegetable supply for eating fresh, for canning, and for storage.* 


Lettuce, early 
Lettuce, late 
Beans, snap.... 
Carrots, early 
Carrots, late 
Cabbage, late 
Greens: Chard 
Spinach 
Tomatoes 
| 
| 
Pere ences ereeerscereeee 
Cabbage, early 
Poe e cere resesesese 
eee cree se oesees 
Pe ceocccecccesasesescceseseces 
EAT FRESH 
| 
Lbs. | Ft. row | 
20 60 
20 60 
30 60 
30 60 
20 30 
30 60 
20 40 
20 40 
20 60 
60 40 


CANNED 
Lbs. | Ft. row 
40 | 80 
20 | 40 
20 40 
30 | -60 
30 | 60 
150 80 


STORED | 
| 
| Lbs. | Ft. row | 
80 | 160 | 
160 
oo 
o 
SEED & PLANT 
bean area, Late cabbages follow lettuce. 
TABLE | 
Vegetables as sources of vitamins, minerals, and energy{ 
Ascorbic 
Kind of vegetable Vitamin A | Thiamine acid Riboflavin | Calcium Iron Energy 
Vitamin B | Vitamin C | Vitamin G value 
Calories 
pound 
Beans. lima (green) ........|.......... Excellent |.......... Goodsoo alts keene Excellent 595 
Beans7snap, (0.80 eee Excellent | Good OO0P= > s|Snaaa acess Good 00 190 
Beet greens............... Exeellerit.s) cate cece eee ee ee Excellent |.......... Excellent 150 
Cabbage eco ee oe ee eee Good Excellent | Good Goodeh alee eee 130 
Carrots). «noe eee Excellent | Good |.......... Good Good site eee 205 
Ghardote eck ee eee Eixcellentalhee ers | pe Ser eee Ie eee Excellent | Excellent 115 
Collardsstiess. Gh oo ee eae Excellent | Good Excellent | Good Excellent | Good 225 
Corn fe weeticicic cco paieessna Seite ee ae COO ee ear Rees eee tera | ed rake as | Cea ae 510 
Kale an ah ae ee Excellent | Good Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent 225 
Lettuce, green............. Excellent | Good =ijs.......... Good ood Good 85 
Parsnips 20 fics ees ee et ee Good. Good ies eee ee Goodin tela Se. ote= 380 
Potatoes # Gewese. cil acdie ie eae oe Good Goody eee Seen ree ea epee eee 385 
Spinach=se9e.2 eee Excellent | Good Excellent | Good  |.......... Excellent 110 
Squash, Hubbard.......... FEixcelle nthe Pic coh cece eee eee | ee | trae ee eae eS 200 
Sweet Potatoes............ Excellent | Good GOO0d? hla fae ee Pe bee eet nae 565 
Tomatoes, red............. Excellent | Good Excellent-123)a20 ie etl oe ae ae ees 105 
Turnip greens............. Excellent | Good Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent 165 
‘Turnipes whites, 03a vse.c bos ol ee ee ee ee Excellent |.......... GOO0ds sy ieee 155 


¢ Data of the Bureau of Home Economics. 

